About

T & T Organics is owned and operated by Jason Tartt, a regional agricultural leader from McDowell County. Raised in a relatively self-sufficient community, Tartt grew up in a culture where small gardens and raising livestock were an everyday component of life. T & T Organic’s principles call back to these times, centering on what works on Appalachian soil. Before much of the Southern Coalfields became food deserts, there was deep community knowledge of what thrives here– all that’s needed is to return and get it. By returning to what works here naturally, T & T Organics helps build sustainable industries that scale economically.

As a Black-owned enterprise, T & T Organics is committed to Black Excellence through agripreneurship. In 1920, Black farmers made up 14% of the nation’s farmers; as of 2022, that statistic has dropped to 1.3%. Compared to other populations, Black Americans are also more likely to live in food desert communities, experience negative health outcomes, and live in poverty. As Tartt states: “With us living in mostly food deserts, poor and drug infested communities, agriculture just makes sense. Black people in the US are statistically the sickest group of people. We have no choice, getting engaged with food production and policing what our communities are being fed is critically important if we are going to change the situation for future generations of black people. Food is our medicine and medicine is our food.”